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Tiger Brands and others in the food production chain are struggling under the rolling blackouts
Consumers living in such areas are spending more at spazas than big retailers, according to a report
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Mr Price had a significant rise, while Tiger Brands had a phenomenal drop
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The food brand is still waiting for data from authorities that would definitively show whether its products are connected to the deadly crisis
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An application for a class action lawsuit against Tiger Brands and Enterprise Foods has been filed in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg
But there’s “no evidence” that listeria was imported from elsewhere in the world
South Africa’s food making giant, Tiger Brands, could have handled the listeriosis crisis better.
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The company is closing down an abattoir and another factory in the hope of finding out how Listeria ended up in its products
RCL Foods said in a statement on Friday that no trace of the listeria strain was found in the Free State polony facility of its subsidiary Rainbow
Since announcing the class action plan last week, Attorney Richard Spoor has said his team has a mammoth task which may take years to come to fruition
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If the lawsuits are successful, they could potentially result in hundreds of millions of rands awarded to victims and the families of those killed.
The Forum is concerned that South Africa’s entire processed meat industry has been implicated in the listeriosis outbreak
Health officials asked for police help when they could not access Enterprise’s Polokwane plant
Tiger Brands produces around 60 000 tons of processed meat annually, roughly 25% of the processed market in South Africa
The company is one of the largest food manufacturers in the country, and the 7% fall equates to a R5.6-billion drop in its value
A number of cases brought before the courts have started to build a framework to guide class actions. But there is still a gap
Writing off the investment in Africa’s largest economy will see the food company’s earnings half of that achieved in the previous financial year.
Drought in some key maize-growing regions has curbed output, and maize is being imported for the first time in 22 months as a result.
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Margins of the country’s largest food and household goods company have been under pressure as consumers have spent less over the past financial year.
"All relevant factors" were considered before Noel Doyle’s reappointment, says Tiger Brands.
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Foodcorp has been fined R88.5-million for price fixing and creating a cartel, according to the Competition Commission.
Companies have defended their money management strategies after Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan lashed out over lack of investnment.
Consumers want their maize meal and flour to be white, even though this makes them less healthy.